Capitol Center (Columbia, South Carolina)

Capitol Center is an office skyscraper in Columbia, South Carolina. At 106.4 m (349 ft), it is the tallest building in South Carolina. The tower has about 1,000 people inside working every week and about 400 offices. A 26-story skyscraper, it was the tallest structure in South Carolina from its completion in December 1987^[3] to the completion of the Prysmian Copper Wire Tower in Abbeville in 2009. The tower was built on the site of the former Wade Hampton Hotel which was imploded in July 1985. This modern building exterior is finished in double-paned tinted glass with horizontal bands of anodized aluminum color panels. The 25-story tower was completed in 1987 during a Columbia high-rise building boom, as the AT&T Building. Naming rights have been previously held by Affinity and South Trust Bank. The current signage on the building is held by Truist Bank. During its construction in 1986, gubernatorial candidate Carroll Campbell successfully used the then unfinished structure, whose construction was partially financed by the State of South Carolina, as a symbol for excessive government spending.

The building in 2010

Capitol Center in November 2020

View from the State House steps

Capitol Center
Capitol Center
Alternative names	Truist Building BB&T Building AT&T Building Affinity Building SouthTrust Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Commercial offices
Location	Assembly and Gervais Streets, Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°0′4″N 81°2′5″W
Completed	1985-1987
Height
Roof	106.4 m (349 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	26
Floor area	460,000 sq ft (43,000 m2)
Lifts/elevators	11
Design and construction
Architect(s)	GMK Associates
References
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Capitol Center contains 460,020 sq ft (42,737 m²) of office space, at over 90% occupancy, the building leases to some state government agencies, several top law firms in the state, and other businesses. Attached to the tower is a 7-story parking garage containing over 1,000 spaces. The 25th floor is home to The Capital City Club.

See also

• List of tallest buildings by U.S. state